Position
Mobile Engineering Lead, London, UK
Description
Symsource is a small bespoke mobile app development house with a big reputation. We deliver the best in mobile apps to an array of digital agency, blue-chip and start-up customers.
We are looking for an energetic, free-thinking developer to lead delivery of mobile products to Symsource's portfolio of customers. The ideal candidate will:
- be comfortable with and enthusiastic in direct communications with our customers, in both a pre-sales and development context
- be well capable of leading and inspiring small teams of engineers
- have cutting-edge up-to-date knowledge of at least one mobile platform
- have demonstrable experience of planning, estimating and delivering within a rapidly moving agile environment
- be willing to contribute to expanding and improving engineering practices
- respect and understand industry best-practices and standards
Symsource works in a fast-moving agile environment with a varied array of customers expecting the best in features and quality from their mobile applications. As such, this job requires a top-notch developer with a pro-active attitude, business understanding and a passion to 'do the right thing'. The range of different applications Symsource is asked to deliver is wide and inspiring, so our developers are expected to embrace new technology and concepts on a regular basis.
Key responsibilities
- hands-on mobile application development on 2+ platforms
- leading and managing small teams of engineers
- direct customer communication and technical relationship management
- contributing to and delivering pre-sales bid proposals, including estimation and risk analysis
- contributing to the continuous improvement of engineering practice
Essential skills and experience
- 4+ years of software development experience (Java, C, C++)
- 2+ years mobile development experience - either iOS / iPhone or Android
- Demonstrable ability to plan, track and deliver mobile applications by small teams in an agile environment
- Ability to learn new skills rapidly as required
Desirable skills and experience
- 1+ years mobile development experience on a second platform (iPhone, Android, Blackberry or Symbian). Candidates without a second platform will be expected to learn a new one on the job
- Professional skills in HTML, CSS and Javascript
- Delivery of products using Scrum
- Experience of customer-facing in pre-sales or development
- Management of test and QA in software projects
- Development of web backend systems
- Interface design skills
- Line management
Applications requirements:
- Cover letter with expected salary
- CV/Resume with examples of application portfolio
Package
£40K - 55K plus bonus. Private healthcare.
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